Right-wing radio host and television presenter Glenn Beck, whose charity organisation has been assisting with evacuations from Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover, lauded Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday for his support to the cause and help in getting people — including Afghan female footballers — out of the war-torn country. In a statement on Twitter, Beck said that he would share the …

PARIS: US President Joe Biden has requested early talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, France said on Sunday, in an apparent effort to mend fences after a row over a submarines contract sparked rare tensions between the allies. The announcement came after Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison rejected French accusations that Canberra had lied about plans to cancel the contract …

A student opened fire at a university campus in central Russia on Monday killing at least eight people, investigators said, in the second mass shooting at an education facility this year. Russia’s Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said several people were also injured in the attack at Perm State University and that the suspect had been wounded while being …

The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is set to announce the policy rate at 4:30pm today (Monday). According to Radio Pakistan, experts expect the interest rate to be maintained at seven per cent due to the current economic situation. During July’s policy announcement, SBP Governor Dr Reza Baqir said that the policy rate had been kept at 7pc …

QUETTA: The Governor House Secretariat returned the opposition’s no-confidence motion against Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani to the Balochistan Assembly on technical grounds on Sunday. The opposition had filed no-trust motion against the chief minister last week which the assembly secretariat had sent to the governor for convening an assembly session to take in the motion. Sources said that the officials …

ISLAMABAD: In what appears to be a move to create a rift within the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in a renewed onslaught after the controversial remarks by a minister about setting fire to such institutions, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government on Sunday asked two ECP members “to review” the decisions of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja. “I would like …

LAHORE: Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Barrister Sultan Mahmood has demanded that the international community impose sanctions on India as it is involved in committing barbarism against the people in the occupied Kashmir. Speaking at Meet The Press programme at the Lahore Press Club on Sunday, Barrister Mahmood claimed he had sped up his efforts at international forums and planned …

ISLAMABAD: The Municipal Corporation of Islamabad (MCI) is collecting 200pc increased property tax in contradiction to a court decision and without legal backing. Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani in December last year set aside the notification of 200pc increase in property tax in the federal capital and directed the MCI to go for a public hearing before notifying any …

ISLAMABAD: Although adolescents in the age group of 15 to 17 years have not responded well to the drive for getting vaccinated against Covid-19, the Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) believes that true statistics will become evident during the week starting from Monday (today). Moreover, the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) and district health authorities of Islamabad nabbed …

RAWALPINDI: A surge in the number of street crimes has been reported to the police with criminals stealing 20 motorcycles, three other vehicles, mobile phones and cash. According to police statistics, 17 incidents of motorcycle theft, robbery, burglary and general theft took place on Saturday while the remaining incidents, including lifting of 16 motorcycles and robberies, occurred in the last …